The Sinking of the Lusitania

1918

Brief Synopsis

This silent animated short film (by American cartoonist Winsor McCay) re-creates the never-photographed 1915 sinking of the British liner RMS Lusitania.

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Sinking Of The Lusitania, The (1918) -- (Movie Clip) Twenty Five Thousand Drawings

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Genre
Short
Silent
Release Date
1918

Synopsis

This silent animated short film (by American cartoonist Winsor McCay) re-creates the never-photographed 1915 sinking of the British liner RMS Lusitania.

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Sinking Of The Lusitania, The (1918) -- (Movie Clip) Twenty Five Thousand Drawings From Milestone Films, the opening of the historic National Film Registry documentary, The Sinking Of The Lusitania, 1918, by animation pioneer Winsor McKay.

Film Details

Genre
Short
Silent
Release Date
1918

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